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> [Architecture is not all about the design of the building and nothing else, it is also about the cultural setting and the ambience, the whole affair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/architecture-is-not-all-about-the-design-of-the-building-and-nothing/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

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## More by Michael Graves

> [I stayed true to what I thought was good design no matter who it was for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/i-stayed-true-to-what-i-thought-was-good-design-no-matter-who-it-was/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [I have no requirements for a style of architecture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/i-have-no-requirements-for-a-style-of-architecture/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [I once got a postcard from a French poet who wrote - "you don't know me but I'm always very grumpy when I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/i-once-got-a-postcard-from-a-french-poet-who-wrote-you-don-t-know-me/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/in-any-architecture-there-is-an-equity-between-the-pragmatic-function/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [My favorite is the garlic press. I think it's beautiful as an object. But the awkward part of it all is that I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/my-favorite-is-the-garlic-press-i-think-it-s-beautiful-as-an-object/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [I don't care what people call me, labels have the negative value of making smaller boundaries for people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/i-don-t-care-what-people-call-me-labels-have-the-negative-value-of/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [Architecture is not all about the design of the building and nothing else, it is also about the cultural setting and the ambience, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/architecture-is-not-all-about-the-design-of-the-building-and-nothing/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [In designing hardware to be used every day, it was important to keep both the human aspects and the machine in mind. What looks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/in-designing-hardware-to-be-used-every-day-it-was-important-to-keep/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [The design of the building addresses the public nature of both the urban context and the internal program. In order to reinforce the building's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/the-design-of-the-building-addresses-the-public-nature-of-both-the/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [Alberto Alessi had asked a dozen architects to design a sterling silver tea service - with a teapot, a coffee pot, sugar, creamer, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/alberto-alessi-had-asked-a-dozen-architects-to-design-a-sterling/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [“Out of my numerous visits I have made to Catfish Plantation, I never photographed an entity like this. It looks like an angel.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/out-of-my-numerous-visits-i-have-made-to-catfish-plantation-i-never/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [If I have a style, I am not aware of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/if-i-have-a-style-i-am-not-aware-of-it/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [“Amply described blowjobs and anal scenes may stigmatise gay writers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/amply-described-blowjobs-and-anal-scenes-may-stigmatise-gay-writers/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [It was always my goal to 'up the ante' on good design, and I've devoted much of my career to this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/it-was-always-my-goal-to-up-the-ante-on-good-design-and-i-ve-devoted/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

> [My favorite project is always the next one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-graves/my-favorite-project-is-always-the-next-one/)

[Michael Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-graves/)

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